44Ti Emission from Cassiopeia A - SRON

44Ti Emission from Cassiopeia A - SRON 44Ti Emission from Cassiopeia A - SRON

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Supernova remnants & Importance of 44 Ti ● Decay time ~85 yr: present in young remnants ● Less abundant than 56 Ni (~0.07 vs 10 -5 -10 -4 M סּ ) ● Alpha rich freeze out product (excess of alpha particles during rapid expansion) ● Amount sensitive to SN mass cut/energy/asymmetries Arnett '98 Arnett '96 44 Ti Emission from Cassiopeia A Jacco Vink Diehl&Timmes Estec, '98 Noordwijk, January 19, 2005

44 Ti & Integral IBIS SPI 44 Ti Emission from Cassiopeia A Jacco Vink Estec, Noordwijk, January 19, 2005

Supernova remnants & Importance of 44 Ti<br />

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Decay time ~85 yr: present in young remnants<br />

● Less abundant than 56 Ni (~0.07 vs 10 -5 -10 -4 M<br />

סּ )<br />

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Alpha rich freeze out product<br />

(excess of alpha particles during rapid expansion)<br />

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Amount sensitive to SN mass cut/energy/asymmetries<br />

Arnett '98<br />

Arnett '96<br />

44 Ti <strong>Emission</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>Cassiopeia</strong> A<br />

Jacco Vink<br />

Diehl&Timmes<br />

Estec,<br />

'98<br />

Noordwijk, January 19, 2005

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